Antennas Articles - Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club (Hampshire)

End-Fed Antennas on VHF (presentation review)

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 28 Jun 25 | Blog

📡 END-FED ANTENNAS ON VHF… without maths! A brief review of last night’s club meeting (June 2025). Chris G3WIE treated club members to an engaging talk on the group of antennas commonly called Flowerpot, Slim Jim, and J-Pole… showing us why they work, why they don’t, how to make them do when they don’t, and…

Dual-band Antennas Discussion (Club Meeting)

by Fort Purbrook Amateur Radio Club | 23 Nov 24 | Club Meetings, Events, Historic

Dual-band Antennas made from Coax (and Natter Night) AT TONIGHT’S CLUB MEETING, inspired by a discussion in our club-members only online forums, Chris G3WIE will give a talk at the start of our meeting on dual-band coax antennas (typically, but not always, VHF/UHF and end-fed). We will discuss the antennas in a way that’s straightforward…

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What is QRP?

by Andy G7UHN | 21 Jun 24 | QRP

QRP is the term referring to low power amateur radio operations, typically using a transmission power of 5W or less. The reasons for operating a low-power transmitter may be born out of space constraints at home or perhaps a need to lighten the load carried for portable operation in the great outdoors. Low power operation…

QRP – Much More from a Lot Less

by Rod G4SPS | 21 Jun 24 | QRP

QRP Introduction. In amateur radio, QRP operation refers to transmitting at reduced power while attempting to maximise one’s effective range. QRP operation is a specialised pursuit within the hobby that was first popularised in the early 1920s. QRP operators limit their transmitted RF output power to 5 W or less, regardless of mode (some call…

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